Tahiti (French Polynesia, France)

Travel info on world cruises

2012-01-22 00:00:00

Here is some information from Cruise Lines International Assn. members that offer world or "grand cruises." A few lines based in other countries also offer similar voyages. Most 2012 world cruises started in January, but there may be availability on...

Destination weddings beckon more brides, grooms

2011-02-13 00:00:00

The turquoise lagoons and misty mountains of Bora-Bora have always enchanted bride-to-be Maja Sakowsky. She's so enamored of the fabled South Pacific island, in fact, that she has delayed her wedding for more than a year so that she can legally wed there....

Traveling abroad? For information, check with the country's tourist office

2011-02-27 00:00:00

For tourist information about foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. Several no longer list phone numbers, so information is through their website only. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-...

Tahiti: the black sand and lush tropics of French Polynesia

2011-02-11 09:04:20

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Foreign tourist boards

2009-02-08 00:00:00

For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or...

Planning your trip to Bora-Bora

2007-06-03 00:00:00

THE BEST WAY From LAX, connecting service (change of plane) to Bora-Bora is available on Air France or Air Tahiti Nui. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $1,466. PLACES TO EAT Bloody Mary's, half a mile north of Hotel Bora Bora on Povai Bay, 011-689-...

Trouble in Paradise

2005-10-23 00:00:00

Marlon Brando spent the last few years of his life mostly cloistered in the master bedroom of his home on Mulholland Drive, the great actor reduced to an obese, distrustful and tormented recluse. But there was a place to which he could escape by simply...

Foreign government tourist offices

2006-01-22 00:00:00

Official foreign tourist offices

2004-02-01 00:00:00

Here is a list of selected government tourist offices. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234; dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. delegation. Anguilla: Anguilla Tourist Board, (800) 553-...

A splendid isolation

2003-04-27 00:00:00

As dusk fell on Papeete, Tahiti, we stood on the aft deck, sipping Yoyo the bartender's infamous rum punch. Soon the new Aranui 3 would set sail on a 15-night voyage to the remote Marquesas Islands. With America plunging into war, here we were, 4,000...

Snorkle in the clear blue sea

2004-07-04 00:00:00

TAHITI Escape to the blue lagoons of the South Pacific on an eight-day snorkeling vacation in French Polynesia. The trip, available year-round, includes instruction and snorkeling off the coasts of Moorea and Rangiroa islands, near Tahiti. The package...

Fun, without frills

2003-04-27 00:00:00

Getting there From LAX, Air Tahiti Nui, Air France and Air New Zealand offer nonstop service to Papeete, Tahiti, embarkation and debarkation point for the Aranui. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $896. About the Aranui The Aranui 3, a passenger...

Brazil's Ricardo Dos Santos competes during his round one heat at the Billabong Pro Tahiti in the southern Pacific ocean island of Tahiti, French Polynesia in Teahupoo.

2012-08-27 00:00:00